AlgoSec unveils new firewall analyzer product
suite.
AlgoSec Inc. have announced the availability of the AlgoSec
Firewall Analyzer (AFA) product suite. The new suite, is built on three
distinct software modules, each focused on addressing a specific set of
technical requirements within the enterprise: Firewall Operations
Management, Policy Optimization and Risk Management. Customers may
purchase combinations of these modules in four pre-bundled license
editions according to their specific needs. The four new editions of the
AFA Product Suite are: the AFA Operations Management Edition, the AFA
Optimization Edition, the AFA Risk Management Edition and the AFA
Enterprise Edition.
Also announced was the addition of two highly anticipated features,
including:
* Automatically completed PCI-DSS and SOX compliance reports that
work 'out-of-the-box' to help firewall administrators and
auditors spend less time completing paperwork while meeting their
critical reporting requirements.
* A first of its kind algorithm that provides Intelligent Rule Re-
Ordering recommendations based on historical rule usage statistics that
aims to help users improve the efficiency of their firewall policies and
reduce the CPU utilization of the firewall devices.
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